Garter or suspender



c. v. FULTON.

GARTE'R ,OR SUSPENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, I920.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

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GAR'IER'OR SUSPENDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE VICTOR FUL- 'roN, a subject of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, residing at 29 Esmond Street, Hyde Park, in the State of South Australia and Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Garter or Suspender, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved garter or suspender and whilst it is more particularly designed for supporting mens socks it is also applicable for use in connection with other wearing apparel.

In its preferred form the suspender comprises a piece of elastic about 21- inches long having at each end a metal frame which may be of wire or of stamped material; Each frame terminates'in a loop such as is used for the engagement of a rubber or rubbercoated stud in ordinary suspenders, but the two ends so described are not drawn down together when fastening the appliance in accordance with usual custom as the garter does not pass round the leg, but there is a supplemental piece of elastic arranged at each end preferably at right angles to the principal piece of elastic and the extremity of each supplemental piece is furnished with a stud the arrangement being such that the supplemental piece passes over and round the top of the sock and its end is engaged in the metal loop first mentioned by aid of the stud, the principal piece of elastic having first been stretched against the side of the leg so that when all parts are attached as above indicated the sock is drawn tight upon the wearers leg and is sustained in position by the studs.

But in order that my invention may be clearly understood I will further describe the various parts above referred to by aid of the accompanying illustrative drawings wherein- Fig. 1 is a front illustration of the sus pender.

Fig. 2 is an edge view or plan of same.

Fig. 3 illustrates the upper rim of a sock showing the method of attachment.

In each of the illustrations similar letters of reference are used to denote similar or corresponding parts wherever they occur.

In the drawings a is a piece of fabric preferably elastic and is provided at each end with a fastening frame b which as previously indicated may be of wire or it may be] Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.'31,' 1922.

Application filed March 17, 1920. 'Serial No. 366,612. I

stamped from sheet metal and is' 'furnishe'd with av loop portion 0. V f manufactured rom sheet metal this loop may with convenlence be made in the form of an elongated eye or opening, but other material may be used. I 1 7 At each end ofthe device there is a supplemental piece of elastic or otherfabric "cl, and for the convenience ofattachment the metal frame is furnished with a supplemental bar .e upon which the fabric can -be stitched, and at the free end of the pieces'of fabricI. mount a fastening device f which I prefer 'to construct in the form of astud of rubber or a metal stud having arubber coverlng. In Fig. 8 I have indicated the-upper ring or opening of the sock at g,-and the same part is shown by the long and short dots similarly indicated in Fig. -1, the supplemental fabric 61 being turned over and then bent downwardly to enable the stud to be passed through the loop 0.

In applying my invention to actual use the sock having been put on by the wearer in the ordinary way the garter or suspender is applied to the outside of the hose a little below the top thereof. A supplemental end piece is then turned over the sock and brought down adjacent to the wearers leg and the stud in this position being projecting in an outward direction is forced through the loop a carrying a portion of the sock with it and isretained by the metal loop as indicated in Fig. 3.

The sock is now drawn tightly around the leg and any surplusage or fold of material is gathered together so as to lie under the fab ric or elastic strip a which is stretched fairly tight. The wearer now takes the opposite the elastic and the stretch of the sock matep,

rial uniting to keep it in place.

Having now fully described and ascer tained my said invention, and the manner in which it is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. An improved garteror suspender, comprising a resilient stri having flexible supplemental strips at eac end thereof, each of said flexible supplemental strips having one end free and cap-able of being doubled on mental strip adjacent the free end thereof,

and means at the ends of the resilient strip for engagement by the studs when said flexible supplemental strips are doubled on themselves. 7

3. In an improved garter or suspendera principal piece of material having a supplemental piece of fabric extending outwardly at right angles and having one end free and located at each end thereof, engagement loops arranged upon opposite ends of the principal piece, and a stud arranged adjacent the free end of each supplemental piece of fabrioiso that When the supplemental fabric is folded the studs can be engaged in and by the engagement loops.

4:. An improved garter or suspender, comprising a resilient strip having a flexible supplemental strip at each end thereof, an engagement loop attached at eachend of said resilient strip and having said flexible supplemental strip fixed at oneend thereon, and the opposite end of the latter being unattached, and a stud adjacent the unattached end of each flexible supplemental strip whereby the latter may be engaged in the engagement loop when the flexible sup plemental strip is folded upon itself to form a loop. I

5. An improved garter or Suspender, comprising a resilient strip adapted to partly surround the leg slightly below the top of a sock, an engagement loop at each end of .said resilient strip, flexible supplemental strips each having one end attached to an engagement loop and the opposite free end extending substantially at right angles thereto, and a stud adjacent the free end of each flexible supplemental strip whereby the latter maybe looped over the top of said sock gripping the latter betweenthe stud and said engagement loop.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLAUDE VICTOR FULTQN.

lVitnesses: V a w J OHN HUBERT CooKn, ELMA MAVIS FOLLAND. 

